2006
Oregon's Strongest beaver, Corvallis, OR
wt class- unlimited (bodyweight-190lbs)
place-11th of 13
Comments-first show and I picked one of the hardest chows in the country.

2007
Golden state's Strongest man, Fresno, CA
Wt Class-231 (202)
Place-11th of 18
Comments- Another high level show. I showed with an impressive performance and the president of NAS gave me a special invited to Teen Nationals.

Teen Nationals, Whitchita, KS
Wt Class-Unlimited (202 in jeans so I could make the 200lbs cut off)
Place-1st of 23
Comments-First and only teen show in my carrier.

2008
Golden State Strongest, Fresno, CA
Wt Class-231 (220)
Place-1st of 25
Comments- Thought I went pro here but there was a misunderstanding and I did not. Beat many people who had beat me a year earlier.

Washington's strongest Apple, Des Moines, WA
Wt Class-265 (232)
Place-2nd of 7
Comments-First HW show, I had to weight in a second time because the first time I was too light to compete as a HW.

NAS Nats, Lafeyette, LA
Wt Class-231 (231)
Place-2nd of 53
Comments-Very tough feild, nationals is always that hardest contest to win because if you have one bad event you will lose the whole show. I won 2 of 5 events.

2010
Snowman invitational strongman, Nampa, ID
Wt Class-265 (232)
Place- 2nd of 8
Comments- won 4 of 6 events, was recovering from torn teres minor so didnt do so well on the overhead pressing event which brought my overall place down. I was 1 point out from first which is VERY close in strongman terms.

2011
Am. World championships, Columbus, OH
Wt Class-unlimited (220)
Place- 37th of 60
Comments- Very disappointing show, as can be seen I lost a lot of weight right before the show, I got rather sick but decided to give it a shot anyway, I am not a quitter. I was the second lightest person there and beat some of the worlds top competitors even in a weakened state.

America's Strongest Man 105kg/231lbs (LW pro nationals)
Tunica, MS
wt. Class-231 lbs/105kg
Place- 1st of 10
Comments- I was pleased to be one of the few that was able to become a national champion at the pro level only a year after turning pro.

12-9-11
Farmers Slick 1' and 7/8" handles (weight per hand)
110x220ft
180x110 no chalk HARD!
180x110 Chalk, EASY!
230x220 on drop at 180ft, try again!
230x220 same! DANG THESE HANDLES ARE HARD!
Very happy with how hard these handles are, I am not worried cause I know I have one of the best grips in America. I am excited to have such a challenging piece of equipment to work with!

Snatches
worked up to 100kg, misses 110kg several times, my pull was all wrong, tired.

Thanks for the love, Good workouts a great, but bad ones happen to everyone!

12-14-11
back and bicep
bunch of stuff, didnt keep up with it cause I have been away from internet for a while.
did not have an excellent first workout so I came back for a second workout that evening.

rev grip BB curls
30x8 no pain....
60x8... no pain
90x8 YES!!!!!
I am proclaiming my forearm is now better, I had to take these out for over 2 years cause I had done something to my forearm that made me unable to do these even with 45lbs.

norm grip BB curl
90x10 "for funsies"

Was a little bummed I chested on some of my sets so that night i did pull ups

Pull ups
bwx8,20 called it good.

Planning on an early morning imperial session with HIGA 6am tomorrow! WOOOO!!!!

I will start putting more vids together, I have been visiting family a lot and forgot my camera at home... HOW DARE I!?

rear raises here and there, nothing else cause my girlfriend decided to train and she also decided to enter the contest being held Jan 21st @ Imperial Crossfit/Fitness in Kent. I was busy training her.

Hey man... Just found this your journal, don't know how I missed it. Impressive strength and at a young age (you said you were a teen in 07 so I'm figuring your 23 now). Keep at it bro. I can't see your vids though. What's the account name on YouTube?
Peace

When you leave this world, will it be a better place because you were here?

Hey man... Just found this your journal, don't know how I missed it. Impressive strength and at a young age (you said you were a teen in 07 so I'm figuring your 23 now). Keep at it bro. I can't see your vids though. What's the account name on YouTube?
Peace

I have most of my videos under "strongmanzack" but my new channel is "prostrongmanzack" you can youtube or google either one.

Romanian Deadlift
135x5
225x5
315x5
405x8 hams are a little tight
495x6 wow, I didnt think I'd get this!
545x4 last one was a little hitched, my abs are weak in this motion.
565x2 beltless, abs are a little weak.

1/4/12
back and biceps
bent rows wide grip
135x8
225x8
275x6
315x4
very BB-er thing to do but I dropped the weight cause I was not feeling the motion in my muscles
225x8

narrow grip pull ups palms facing each other
45x8
70x6
90x3+.9 of a rep, so close!
100x2+.99 of a rep! AGH!
My biceps are going dead on some of these motions even after 3-4 reps, but they are getting better, I had some nerve issues with them after I hurt my shoulder.

wide palms in rows for mid back development (a weak spot that causes me pain due to under-development)
90x10
140x10,10,10,12

1-5-12
BAD NEWS
I strained my left hamstring riding my bike when I slipped on ice. So mad about ti but eh, got to my chiro and I am feeling better.

however, this is a good opportunity for others to see what I do when this happens.

Treatment plan

1-eat ibuprofen every 4-6hrs (I am not a fan of ANY pain killer but I am using it for it as a NSAID)
2-ice
3- elevate when easy to do so
4-DMSO and ibuprofen (topical)
5- REST! and hope... I have never got a strain in my hamstring before.

I plan to be back within a week, I will continue to train upper body as there is nothing wrong with that!

My hamstring is still a little strange but it has made major improvements....

day one- day of injury, went from feeling fine to limping when I walked. between 1st and 2nd degree sprain

day two- much better, could only feel it when I had to pick something off the ground.

day three (today)- WAY better, I can pick things up and it des not hurt, I stopped taking oral ibuprofen, still ice, compression, elevation, and DMSO/ibuprofen on area. Managed an excellent lift. only issue is the DMSO is giving me a little bit of some chemical burns. Oh well.

1-7-12
shoulders and triceps
strict log press (at home)
155x5 felt light headed
205x5x5-6 sets, lost count, third to last set was BRUTAL! I almost passed out and That is when I lost count of my sets.

1-12-12
back and bicep
narrow grip palms in pull ups (I dont like to start with these but I wanted to see how I could do)
bwx5
45x9
70x7
90x4
115x2 (I probably missed the last one but I am counting it.)

wide grip behind the head lat pulls
205x8
210x8/145x5
215x8/145x5

Norm grip lat pulls
205x8
305x8

HS row
180x10x4 sets (slow eccentric motion)

BB curls
70x10
80x10

alt bicep curls
50x5
70x6 felt good for my bicep to work again!

Odds and ends video, old and new footage.
youtube com/watch?v=HQx-xpkGs1s&feature=youtu.be

1-16-12
Shoulders and triceps (I did not realize it til I got to the gym but my body was still toast)
push jerks
135x5
225x5
275x2
315x2
365x0 CLOSE but I realized my legs and shoulders were both toasted from saturday.
315x4 mad about this....
315x6 BETTER!

Bench-I dont bench but when I do it is just under 400lbs.
Dead- I dont max dead very often, best hitched dead was 725. Right now, Completely raw, mid 6's
Squat- Dont back squat much but about 500, just hit 500 the other day but it was totally raw, no belt, no wraps.
OHP- Jerk is about 400. Hit 315x6 on a few occasions, hit it the other day when my shoulder were destroyed so I bet I am good for 315x8.

Originally Posted by austin.j.taylor

Your pressing is awesome!

Thanks, I'll have the video up soon!

1-17-12
legs and lower back
Back squat neutral stance
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x2 felt ok
455x1 eh out of the groove
500x1 no belt, out of the groove, nasty as heck, DONT CARE! hahaha

Single leg leg press
DEEP
190x5
370x5
up a little to shins parallel with ground
460x5 left leg always wants to give out, I think I have a nerve issue here.

Sumo DL (for funsies)
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x3 felt back tighten up and hips were tight to begin with, mid back pinchy
495x3 easy
585x4 Straps were coming undone, first rep was UGLY! NO BELT, I feel this would go up no problem for ten (with straps) if I worked a little more flexibility, I might do it for fun but I think the tightness in my hips helps with my yoke ability so I will not actively try to get better at a lift that is of no use to me in contest. First heavy sumos in over a year though!

Home---> Farmers INSIDE THE HOUSE!
It is WAY too snowy outside for safe farmers, I will have to buy some road salt and a shovel and clear a path on the sidewalk when it stops snowing so I CAN do farmers and carries!

1-23-12
legs and low back
Sumo DL
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x3 felt off
495x3 easy but still off.
585x5 SLOW and felt like crap! My hips were too low and my heels rotated out so it was hard to use my legs in this motion.

Back SQ
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x2,2,2 eh. felt easy but would not want to do much more cause I had stone next.

GO HOME-----

Stone squats in the dark!
342x3,2,2 GOD THE TACKY ON MY HANDS TURNS TO GLASS IN THE COLD! NOT HAPPY TODAY!!!!

last load I grabbed snow on the stone, I think it is in the video I'll post later.

Where are you coming up with "strongest man under 230" title? Just a question.... your lifts are great, don't get me wrong....

ASC is the largest federation (basically the ONLY) for strongman in the USA. I am the LW (105K/231.4lbs) Champion in the pro division (only ~2 pro cards are given out/year). Pros are divided into LW and HW(unlimited). It is VERY hard to earn a pro card and only pros are allowed to enter the Pro level contests.

Contest footage from 2011 America's Strongest Man Under 105K/231lbs (LW Pro Nationals)
youtube com /watch?v=vPcmcN1t1nE put the dots in, I do not have 50 posts yet so I can not post a link.